MIRROR

 

Description: This function allows the user to reflect a copy of desired elements across a local or global coordinate plane.

 

Usage:

 

1.  DSI prompts:

>   SELECT ELEMENTS

 

2.  Once the desired elements have been selected, DSI prompts:

>   CREATE LOCAL COORDINATES

>   PICK NODE/PT FOR ORIGIN

 •   DSI asks for a desired coordinate system (local or global).  DSI prompts the user to create a local system.  A thorough explanation of how to create a local coordinate system is covered in Local Coordinate System, Section 2.16.

 

3.  Once the desired coordinate system is acquired, it will be displayed on the screen, and the prompt will read:

>   ACCEPT. (Y/N/A)

 •   If the user selects NO, DSI returns to step 2.

 

4.  If the user selects YES, DSI prompts:

>   ENTER PLANE OF MIRROR (XY, YZ, XZ)

       

 

5.  DSI prompts whether or not to keep the elements in their original parts:

>    INCLUDE MIRRORED ELEMENTS IN ITS ORIGINAL PART?

(Y/N/A)

?   YES/ NO

 •    YES will place all selected elements into their source part.

                                   •    NO will place all selected elements into the CURRENT PART.